Deutsches Haus Board Members & Officers

2005

Front Row, Left to Right: Margaret Ingram, Secretary; Michael Bark, Treasurer; Ursula Jackson; Phyllis Lesage, Anna Whitely; Jules Lauritzen, Second Vice-President; Keith Oldendorf, President.

Top Row, Left to Right: Thomas Mertz; Charles Rome; Hans-Georg Heinemann; Heinz Kloth, First Vice-President; Joseph Stephany, Jr.; George Lesage; James J. Tregler; Herbert F. Hille, Jr.

Thanks from the Haus to Retiring Board Members

The present Board and the membership of the Haus want to extend their sincere gratitude to retiring Board members, who have worked so diligently and tirelessly to put the Haus on a financially sound footing, to enlarge our membership, to entertain us, and to see to the difficult tasks that improve and maintain a very old but beloved structure so that it will be here for our children and our children’s children. Thank you Richard Kuntz, Haus historian and legal advisor, Tom Shinn, Haus & Oktoberfest Chair 2004, and Bill Gunn, Treasurer, all three former Presidents of the Haus, and Michon Shinn, long-time Board member, and Stewart Eastman, Haus photographer & 2004 Entertainment Chair, for your imagination and persistence and unbelievably hard work and dedication. And good luck to your successors who have your high standards to meet.

German Heritage Festival Association Officers & Abita Brewery Outing

The election of Board members and officers took place at the January meeting: Keith Oldendorf, President; Jürgen F. Seifert, Vice-President; Ernest B. Beyer, Recording Secretary; Joyce S. Stall, Corresponding Secretary; James Copeland, Treasurer; and Board Members: Frank L. Beier, Jr.; Lila M. Beyer; Louise D. Lyons; Joy Seeger; Alden G. Hagardorn; Karl Stiers; Gail W. Perry; Herb F. Hille, Jr.; Joan A. Hughes; and Barbara Winfield. The major thrust of the organization is the staging of the Oktoberfest Parade, which has grown steadily in participation, popularity, quality and size over the last 5-years and has become increasingly costly, as well. Each year is an increasing challenge for the Membership.

The calendar for the year was also presented and approved and will be reported in Monatsblatt over the coming year and by E-mail, as the dates approach. There are a number of really interesting and fun-filled events, such as the always wonderful Goulash dinner, Christmas in July, and the Wine & Cheese & Silent Auction, which expand in scope and diversity each year. Member or not, you are always welcome to attend and membership is open to all.

The special GHFA outing this month is an exciting trip to and tour of the Abita Brewery in Abita Springs on Sunday, February 20^th, at 1:00 PM, which includes a tour of the Brewery (with sampling of the product, of course) and a lovely luncheon at the Abita Brew Club. The cost is $25.00 per person. It’s a good way to greet the budding Southern spring. Reservations and payment must be made in advance. The deadline is Feb 18^th, but you will want to make your plans before that time to be assured of a spot. Joan Hughes at 504-866-4025 will be happy to provide additional information and directions to the Brewery. As soon as a map is available, it will also be sent to you via E-mail.

German Film Festival Resumes in March

Patience one and all. The complete list of the free, open to the public, 2005 Spring and Summer English-subtitled German films will be available in the March issue of Monatsblatt and by E-mail. We promise you a film-going experience that will exceed even the exciting and innovative films shown last Summer and Fall, including some classics and some contemporary films. Many will be on Thursdays but there will also be a number of Friday night date specials. Simple inexpensive refreshments will again be served and free coffee and dessert will be served after the movies.

Fasching!

Mardi Gras is early this year and we are happy to report that the Haus –and the Bar- will once again be open for Fasching on February 5^th at 12 noon until the end of the Canal Street Parade activity. We are opening early since Endymion has moved up its starting time considerably this year. A light menu will be served a la carte.

Eat, drink and be merry and have free use of the facilities while you enjoy Endymion and the Canal St. Parades! Members & 1 Guest, & Children under 13 free, Non-Members $4.00 each. This is the perfect way to experience Mardi Gras, with all the conveniences at your disposal and great companionship. Not to mention the best selection of German and domestic beer in town!

Beer

In 1992 the journal "Nature" reported that five thousand year old pottery discovered in Iranian caves contained evidence of having been filled with beer. Brewing is one of the oldest human professions, emerging shortly after humans began cultivating crops, and was used as a means to make use of, and to

preserve, excess grains. References to beer exist in the written records of most ancient civilizations in both Europe and Asia, and the brewing techniques were remarkably similar. Today approximately 150 billion liters of beer are produced around the world each year. Until recent times most brewers were women. China is the world's largest beer producer. The "official" birthday of the beer can is January 24, 1935. That's the day cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale first went on sale in Richmond, VA. But the beer can really made its debut some 14 months earlier - just before the repeal of Prohibition. American Can Company engineered a workable beer can and the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, NJ signed on the dotted line in November 1933. By the end of that month, American had installed a temporary canning line and delivered 2,000 Krueger's Special Beer cans, thus becoming the world's first beer can.

Unser Kalender für der Monat Februar 2005*

Deutsches Haus opens at 4 p.m. Wed, Thurs, Fri

Unless otherwise noted, all events are after noon and in the Haus

Wed 2 5:00 German Classes

7:00 Crescent City Homebrew Club Meeting

Thu 3 5:00 German Classes

8:15 Schlaraffia Sippung

Fri 4 5:00 German Classes

8:30 Live Music in the Bierstube

Sat 5 12:00 Fasching – Haus Open until Canal Street Parades, including the

Endymion extravaganza, are over. Have a beer & a hot dog & relax at

the Haus between floats. A safe and fun way to enjoy the best of Mardi

Gras!

Sun 6 2:00 Gottesdienst in Deutscher Sprache, St. Matthaeus Unierte Kirche

Tue 8 Mardi Gras

Wed 9 5:00 German Classes

7:00 DH Board of Directors Meeting

Thu 10 5:00 German Classes

7:00 NOLHAM

8:15 Schlaraffia Sippung

Fri 11 5:00 German Classes

6:00 Tirolnacht—Come to the Haus to welcome University of Innsbruck

Students to New Orleans with traditional New Orleans style jazz by

pianist Shannon Davis, fried turkey, red beans & rice, and a spirited

‘second-line’ through the Bierstube. Admission free.

7:30 Brief Ladies’ Auxiliary Meeting – Presentation of Proposed Changes to

By-Laws

Sat 12 9:00 AM Arbeitstag (Work Party) to maintain the Haus-bring your tools &

skills. Donuts, fruit & coffee and a delicious lunch courtesy of the

Ladies’ Auxiliary.

Mon 14 Valentine’s Day

Wed 16 5:00 German Classes

Thu 17 5:00 German Classes

8:15 Schlaraffia Sippung

Fri 18 5:00 German Classes

7:30 Damenchor Rehearsal & Meeting

8:30 Sängerchor Rehearsal & Meeting

Live Music in the Bierstube

Sun 20 1:00 GHFA Abita Brewery Tour and Luncheon at Abita Brew Club, $25 per

Person. Reservations required. Contact Joan Hughes at 504-866-4025

for additional information & directions.

Wed 23 5:00 German Classes

Thu 24 5:00 German Classes

8:15 Schlaraffia Sippung

Fri 25 5:00 German Classes

Live Music in the Bierstube

*Calendar subject to change without notice.

Arbeitstag

Sat, Feb 12^th, at 9:00 AM. Wear old clothes and bring your skills and energy to assist in keeping the Haus up and running. Donuts, fruit, coffee and lunch courtesy of the Ladies’ Auxiliary. See you then!

Tirolnacht

Deutsches Haus welcomes University of Innsbruck students to New Orleans at our annual celebration of Tirolnacht on Friday, February 11th at 6:00 PM. There is no charge at the door. The Haus will open at the usual time of 4:00 PM. Delicious New Orleans style food, including fried turkey and red beans and rice, will be available, along with our broad selection of domestic and imported beers, to encourage our guests to feel right at home. Shannon Davis will again perform traditional New Orleans style jazz favorites on the piano, always a big hit with both students and our members and fostering boisterous “second lines” snaking through the Bierstube. Dr. Charles Hadley is Chairman of this event and suggestions and questions relating to the celebration can be E-mailed to him at chadley@uno.edu or conveyed to him through the Haus Steward. Please join us for a gemütlich evening.

Notice from Damenchor & Sängerchor

The monthly meetings and rehearsals scheduled for Friday, February 5^th, will not be held this month because of the proximity to Mardi Gras. The monthly meetings will be added to the scheduled rehearsals on Friday, February 18^th and our regular rehearsal and meeting schedule will be resumed on the first Friday in March.

Ladies’ Auxiliary

The elected officers announce that they have reevaluated the By-Laws governing the Auxiliary and will suggest changes to the membership. Copies of the By-Laws will be made available to members for their input. In future, each new member will be provided with a copy of the By-Laws when they join.

Fasching!

The Haus & the Bar open Saturday Feb 5^th at 12:00 PM

A light menu will be served a la carte.

Eat, drink and be merry and have free use of the facilities

while you enjoy Endymion and the Canal St. Parades!

Members & 1 Guest, & Children under 13 free, Non-Members $4.00 each

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